Ticket gluer



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TICKET GLUER Filed Nov. 8, 1948 Patented Feb. 28, 1.9570v TICKET GLUER Cleatus S. Callaway and Cordell C. Light, Frederick, Okla.

Application November 8, 1948, Serial No. 58,964

1 Claim.

This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in devices for applying glue to tickets, the tickets being fed from a roll of tickets.

An object of this invention is to apply glue to tickets by pulling them through a pair of aligned slots which are formed in the end walls of a housing, the said housing adapted to retain a supply of glue, and to retain the tickets in the prescribed travel by means of a pair of tracks which are disposed in the interior of the housing.

Another object of` this invention is to tear oft the tickets as desired by means of pulling the same against an extension of the base of the housing.

Another object of this invention is to facilitate gluing of tickets on animals by means of providing a device which handles the tickets rapidly, conveniently and eectively.

Ancillary objects and features of novelty such as rendering it possible to utilize very inexpensive tickets, it being cheaper to buy tickets and glue in vbulk if the glue is not applied to the tickets; will become apparent to those skilled in the art in following the description of the preferred form of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the preferred form .of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 2-2 of Figure 1 and in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure 2 and in the direction of the arrows.

The specific structure of the present invention is extremely simplied. The preferred materials of construction are many such as commercial plastic, light metal, wood and the like.

A housing generally indicated at IIJ is provided with end walls I2 and I4 respectively, a bottom I6 and side walls I8 and 20. The housing is provided with an open top which has a hingedly mounted closure v22 disposed thereover and a latch 24 supplied at one end thereof. Glue may be applied within the housing by simply pivoting the door 22, lling the housing the desired amount and then replacing the closure or door 22.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 28 is attached to the end wall I2 and has a roller 30 disposed therein. This roller supports a roll of blank tickets 32, that is, they have no glue thereon.

The end of the roll is passed through a pair of slots 36 and 38 respectively formed at the very bottom of the ends I2 and I4 respectively. Tracks are formed in the corners made by the junctions of the wall I8 and bottom I6 and the wall 20 and bottom I6. These tracks are made by the utility of longitudinally extending rails or ribs 40 and 42 respectively which maintain the tape 32 of the roll of tickets in the proper position at the bottom of the housing.

The operation of the invention is deemed apparent. As the tape is passed through the housing through the slots 36 and 38, as guided by the rails or tracks, glue is applied by direct contact therewith. The said tickets may be perforated, whereby they will be easily torn by simply pulling downwardly on the end of the roll of tickets on the extension 50 of the bottom I6 of the receptacle or housing. Further, a finger grip portion 52 may be supplied in the edge of the extension 50 for facility of operation.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A ticket gluing apparatus comprising a glue retaining housing having an openable top member, end walls with slots therein adjacent the bottom and side walls, tracks disposed at the bottom corners of said housing formed at the junction of the bottom and side walls to guide tickets CLEATUS S. CALLAWAY. CORDELL C. LIGHT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED sTATEs PATENTS Number Name Date 967,767 Harwell Aug. 16, 1910 1,947,791 Moyer Feb. 20, 1934 2,000,287 Hummel May 7, 1935 2,022,733 Parks Dec. 3, 1935 2,095,894 Tarr Oct. 12, 1937 

